避さける
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to avoid (physical contact with)
when read as "よける"
2. to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to shirk (one's responsibilities)
when read as "さける"
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
3. to ward off; to avert
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
4. to put aside; to move out of the way
when read as "よける"
Kanji used
avoid
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
to keep one's distance from someone (due to fear or because that person is superior)
to spare the trouble (of doing)
Examples (49 in total)
Are you avoiding me?
She avoids me.
I avoid reading the news.